What we’ve done to help save the bees

Help us support 50 million bees by 2020

Flowers for bees

Wildflowers are essential habitat for bees, but 97% of UK wildflower meadows
have disappeared since the 1930s. That's why we're Wildflowers are essential
habitat for bees, but 97% of UK wildflower meadows have disappeared since the 1930s.
That's why we're supporting wildflower meadows through donations to Plantlife.

Help #SAVETHEBEES by planting bee-friendly plants such as
rosemary, foxgloves, and sunflowers - or pick up one of our
12,000 wildflowers seed packets in store, in collaboration with Friends of the Earth, while stocks last.

What we’ve done tohelp save the bees

2011

We launch ourSave the Bees campaign to combat the rapid decline of this vital pollinator

Our Save the Bees is named Best Campaign
by The Ecologist and it
raises £13,000

First Bee Lovely
product is launched

2012

Our Bee Lovely petition launches.

To support donations, our Bee Lovely range is launched and we introduce the Bee Lovely grant to support initiatives across the U.K

Bee Lovely

Make a bee house

Find or make an open ended box made of untreated wood, around 20cm deep and any width/height

Drill holes into dry logs or sections of untreated timber, up to 18cm long, ensuring there are no splinters in the holes and that the holes don't reach the other end. Different sized holes will attract different bees – the harebell bee, for example, will use smaller holes

Hang your bee house in a sunny position, on a firm surface such as a sturdy fence